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Criminal Justice Hub Design System

Accessibility

Accessibility expectations for CJH pages and tools.

CJH aims to meet WCAG 2.2 AA as far as possible, even where public-sector accessibility regulations do not directly apply.

Minimum checks

  • Keyboard navigation works without traps.
  • Focus order follows the visual order.
  • Text has sufficient contrast.
  • Forms have visible labels and useful error messages.
  • Images have meaningful alternative text or empty alt text when decorative.
  • Pages use one H1 and logical heading levels.

Content accessibility

Use plain language, explain acronyms, avoid long blocks of text and provide easy-read versions where the content affects people with learning disabilities or cognitive impairments.